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Biography revised with minor corrections 7 June 2012

Biography of Edwin Ellis

The file on this page is a downloadable biography of the British impressionist painter Edwin Ellis, from his early years in Nottingham through his various travels to his death in London. The information presented follows a broadly chronological order and is based on original exhibition catalogues, press articles from the period and documents held within institutional archives. The text is organised to reflect the major periods of Ellis’s life:
  • The early years – 1840s to 1860s
  • Building a reputation – 1870s
  • Artistic success and the start of personal problems – 1880s
  • Divorce and decline – 1890s
Appendices to the biography are available in a separate page on the website

The text contained in this website is freely available, subject to acknowledgement and citing of the source. Please respect the authorship. The photographs may not be copied without the permission of the author or the indicated copyright owner.

Author: Stephen Hickford.